Winthrop, WA
Feb. 23-28, Thu-Tue
All Abilities Spring Skiing
After the holiday weekend, treat yourself to 4 full days of skiing in Methow Valley, WA. Methow is North America’s largest cross country ski area with over 200 km (120 miles) of perfectly groomed trails. You can enjoy classic and skate skiing trails with the beautiful scenery of the surrounding hills as you play in the snow. Warming huts along the trails provide a great place to warm up while enjoying your lunch or a snack. The area now also offers 40 km. of snowshoe trails and endless backcountry areas to explore, for the adventure seekers. Some trails allow fat tire bikes. They are available to rent by the hour or full day at local shops. You can also take a skate ski lesson. There is something for everyone!
We will be staying in side-by-side condos: Alpen Trails and Arctic Dream in Winthrop, WA, and we’ve expanded into a third condo called Wildflower. We will gather in the evening to share the tales of the day’s adventures and make plans for the next day. We will prepare and share wonderful potluck dinners with old and new friends. Breakfast and lunches are on your own. There are restaurants and bakeries if you would like to sample the local gastronomic delights. There is also a grocery store for supplies.
For snowshoers a trail pass is $5 a day. If you are 75 or older you can obtain a free lifetime trail pass at the Methow trails office! Lucky you!
To see photos of a past trip, click here.
Trip limit: 18 participants including trip leaders; sleeping arrangements are 4 doubles and 4 singles
Cost: $350/member, per person. Includes 5 nights lodging. Excludes cost of travel and meals, plus trail fees of about $24 per day per person or $72 per person for 3 consecutive days or more.
Carpool miles: 800 miles roundtrip from Portland plus excursions to trailheads.
Trip leader: Johanna Lovell, joeielove@yahoo.com
Co-Leader: Tere Enburg, tereskier@gmail.com
BOOKINGS
Bookings are closed for this event at this time. Contact the trip leader for any questions.